tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post1609744581501771030..comments2024-03-27T17:40:18.022-07:00Comments on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Lgbts should embrace, study negative parts of gay historyBlackTsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-37452750743964407552014-10-29T21:55:29.031-07:002014-10-29T21:55:29.031-07:00Thank you Erica. I think that was a wise comment.
...Thank you Erica. I think that was a wise comment.<br />Steve T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12075948665118760070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-53334410565943998082014-10-24T14:49:14.274-07:002014-10-24T14:49:14.274-07:00The reason is because we have a disconnect between...The reason is because we have a disconnect between the generations that just doesn't exist in other minoritiy groups save the disabled. We are usually the first generation of gays in our family, (that we know of) and we are usually not going to have gay kids. When you hear a story about the civil rights movement or I hear a story about the Holocaust we both think of those stories in the context of our family. We don't hear stories about our grandparents being arrested for being gay, or our parents being fired for being gay. Not usually at least. <br /><br />Each generation sees what is happening as a new thing no one else has endured before. They have no way of knowing otherwise until later. I went to 4 prides before I even knew it had to do with the killing of Harvey Milk. My parents knew it, but it never occurred to them that it had anything to do with me. The idea that I have a heritage that they don't share with me is a concept they just don't understand. Erica Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-37444902664374777442014-10-23T19:03:41.239-07:002014-10-23T19:03:41.239-07:00"A Laugh can be a very powerful thing. Someti..."A Laugh can be a very powerful thing. Sometimes it's the only weapon we have."<br /><br />By holding the bigots up for ridicule, saying "See how foolish they are," we take back the power they seek to rob us of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497589893741180177noreply@blogger.com